Comments on: Eight Famous Snacks In Beijing http://www.gzgsfamen.cn/beijing-famous-snacks.html What You Need To Know About China Sun, 23 Apr 2023 02:10:41 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Top Ten Megacities in China http://www.gzgsfamen.cn/beijing-famous-snacks.html#comment-8822 Sun, 23 Apr 2023 02:10:41 +0000 http://www.gzgsfamen.cn/?p=21039#comment-8822 […] Beijing, referred to as “Jing”, was called Yanjing and Beiping in ancient times. It is the capital of the People’s Republic of China, a municipality directly under the Central Government, a national central city, and a megacity. It is the political center, cultural center, international exchange center, and technological innovation center of China approved by the State Council , one of the famous historical and cultural cities and ancient capitals in China. As of 2020, Beijing has 16 districts under its jurisdiction, with a total area of 16,410.54 square kilometers. At the end of 2022, Beijing’s permanent population will be 21.843 million. Beijing is located in northern China and the northern part of the North China Plain, adjacent to Tianjin City in the east and Hebei Province in the rest. The center is located at 116°20′E and 39°56′N. The seat of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the Central People’s Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China. The terrain of Beijing is high in the northwest and low in the southeast. The west, north and northeast are surrounded by mountains on three sides, and the southeast is a plain that slopes gently towards the Bohai Sea. The main rivers flowing through the territory are: Yongding River, Chaobai River, Beiyun River, Juma River, etc. Beijing’s climate is a warm temperate semi-humid and semi-arid monsoon climate, with hot and rainy summers, cold and dry winters, and short springs and autumns. Beijing was rated as the first-tier city in the world by GaWC, a world urban research institution. The United Nations report pointed out that Beijing’s human development index ranks second among Chinese cities. Beijing successfully hosted the Summer Olympics and Winter Olympics, becoming the first “Double Olympic City” in the world. […]

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